Kubbra Sait says she is proud of every role she has ever done for they have all made her grow.
Best known for playing a transgender in Netflix’s Sacred Games, actor Kubbra Sait says she is proud of every role she has ever done for they have all made her grow.
Talking to Humans of Bombay, a social media handle modelled after the famous Humans of New York, that catalogues people’s life stories, Kubbra narrates how she was raised by a single mother and learned early in life to hustle and be independent.
“Growing up, my mother played the role of both parents for me. She taught me independence at a very early age—she trusted me being alone at home so that she could go to work. I was 15 when I worked as a magician’s assistant—I made my first Rs. 700! Then I moved on to my first job which was to talk non-stop for 12 hours, selling a start up kit. I was paid 7500 Rs for ten days and bought my first pair of branded shoes with the money,” she says.
On her initial days in Mumbai, she says, “I stayed with 3 boys I barely knew and hustled daily to find work. I went to event managers everyday and secured anchoring gigs. My first show was in front of 8 people. It wasn’t easy. Once I was dressed for my gig, when only 3 hours before I was told they found a ‘known face’. I cried that day, but also immediately started working towards the next project. I understood the power of rejection. I accepted it and moved on.”
Saying that the roles she has played on screen have made her the person she is today, Kubbra adds, “I took a lot of pride playing a maid in a Salman Khan film. Many people scoffed at me but I told them I was ‘ready-maid’ for the role.
“I haven’t made it yet. I’ll know I’ve made it only when I die, because that’s when there will be nothing more to look forward to. From being a magician’s assistant to playing a transgender in Sacred Games, every role has made me grow. And, if I’m better than yesterday I am a success story.”
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